WHEEL OF DREAD - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S11E4 - MAGDA v LONIS v MINSC/BOO v TEVESH/KRAUM - GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

  Leverages aggressive creature synergy and artifact ramp to enable rapid board development and storm-like combo finishes.

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Focuses on dwarf tribal synergies combined with treasure generation to accelerate artifact-based combos and resource advantage.

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

  Utilizes clues and card draw engines alongside discard effects to control the flow of the game and assemble combos.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  A midrange control deck that builds incremental advantage through artifact interactions and powerful planeswalker effects.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Combines card draw and spellslinger elements with efficient disruption to maintain tempo and pressure opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Wheel of Misfortune early reshaped players' hands and accelerated the pace of the game by forcing mass discards and redraws.

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  The combo involving Academy Manufactor, Phantasmal Image, and Finale of Devastation created infinite Clues, food, and treasures, enabling full deck draw and a decisive board state.

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  Using Cursed Mirror in the combo loop allowed copying critical pieces repeatedly, effectively locking the game in the combo player's favor.

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  Players effectively used hard counterspells like Force of Negation and disruption spells to delay combos, but the eventual infinite combo was unstoppable once assembled.

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  Strategic attacking choices pressured opponents while maintaining resources for combo assembly, balancing aggression and combo setup.

Notable Cards

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  Wheel of Misfortune

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  Phantasmal Image

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  Academy Manufactor

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Cursed Mirror

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Force of Negation

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Underworld Breach

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early board presence, including ramp spells like Birds of Paradise and artifact mana rocks. Initial skirmishes involved minor attacks and strategic card draw, with the players carefully managing their resources. A pivotal moment occurred when a player cast a Wheel of Misfortune, causing a massive discard and redraw that reshaped the hands and momentum in the game. The board state evolved with players deploying key creatures and enchantments, including Darksteel Relic and Mystic Study, while counterspells and disruption kept the tension high. A critical turning point was when a player assembled a combo involving Academy Manufactor, Phantasmal Image, and Finale of Devastation to generate infinite Clues, food, and treasures, enabling them to draw their entire deck and set up a lethal attack. Despite attempts to disrupt with counterspells and removal, the combo player executed their strategy successfully through a loop involving Cursed Mirror, ultimately winning the game by overwhelming the opponents with infinite resources and a massive board presence.